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2016 Cape Verdean Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 20 March 2016. The ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Janira Hopffer Almada, was defeated by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), led by Ulisses Correia e Silva. Electoral system The 72 members of the National Assembly are elected from 16 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 15 seats. The elections are held using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method. Campaign A total of 551 candidates ran for election, including 173 women. Results List of elected MPs Reactions *African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...: The African Union team of 20 observers declared that the elections held were fair and conducted in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (Cape Verde)
The unicameral National Assembly (Portuguese: ''Assembleia Nacional'') is the legislative body of the Republic of Cabo Verde. History National People's Assembly (1975–1991) The country's first legislative election took place in June 1975. The body was known as the National People's Assembly and its members came from the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), which was the sole political party allowed to field candidates. They elected PAIGC Secretary-general Aristides Pereira President on 5 July 1975, when the country officially gained independence from Portugal. One-party elections were again held on 7 December 1980 with Pereira being re-elected unopposed by the Assembly on 12 February 1981. That same year the Cape Verdean branch of the PAIGC, which was also the ruling party in Guinea-Bissau, was renamed African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). Elections for an enlarged 83-seat National People's Assembly took place on 7 Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Santo Antão (Portuguese for " Saint Anthony") is the westernmost island of Cape Verde. At , it is the largest of the Barlavento Islands group, and the second largest island of Cape Verde.Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística The nearest island is São Vicente to the southeast, separated by the sea channel Canal de São Vicente. Its population was 38,200 in mid 2019, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humberto Elísio Lélis Sousa Duarte
Humberto is a Portuguese and Spanish masculine given name of Germanic origin. It may refer to: *Humberto Aguilar Coronado *Humberto Ak'ab'al *Humberto Albiñana * Humberto Albornoz *Humberto Alonso Morelli * Humberto Alonso Razo * Humberto Andrade Quezada *Humberto André Redes Filho * Humberto Anguiano *Humberto Arencibia * Humberto Aspitia * Humberto Ballesteros *Humberto Barbosa *Humberto Bedford *Humberto Benítez Treviño * Humberto Biazotti *Humberto Blasco *Humberto Brenes * Humberto Briceño *Humberto Briseño Sierra *Humberto Bruni Lamanna *Humberto Calzada *Humberto Castellanos *Humberto Castro *Humberto Cervantes Vega *Humberto Clayber *Humberto Coelho *Humberto Contreras *Humberto Costa *Humberto Costantini *Humberto Cota *Humberto Cruz *Humberto Curi *Humberto De la Calle *Humberto Delgado *Humberto Domingo Mayans * Humberto Donoso * Humberto Dávila Esquivel *Humberto Díaz Casanueva * Humberto Elgueta *Humberto Elizondo *Humberto Fernandes *Humberto Fernández Morán * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Alberto De Figueiredo Soares
Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares (born 1956) is a Cape Verdean politician. Figueiredo Soares served as foreign minister of Cape Verde under Heads of State of Cape Verde, President António Mascarenhas Monteiro from 12 August 1999 – 2002. He was elected to the National Assembly of Cape Verde, National Assembly from São Vicente, Cape Verde, São Vicente under the Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde), Movement for Democracy in the 2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 2006 parliamentary election. References 1956 births Living people Members of the National Assembly (Cape Verde) Foreign ministers of Cape Verde Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) politicians {{CapeVerde-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Vicente, Cape Verde
São Vicente (Portuguese for " Saint Vincent") is one of the Barlavento Islands, the northern group within the Cape Verde archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the West African coast. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão. Geography The island is roughly rectangular in shape with an area of . From east to west it measures and from north to south .Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística The island, of |
João Da Luz Gomes
João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * João I of Kongo, ruled 1470–1509 * João II of Lemba or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716 * Dharmapala of Kotte, last King of the Kingdom of Kotte, reigned 1551–1597 Princes * João Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of John III * Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861) Arts and literature * João Bosco, Brazilian musician * João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet and diplomat * Joao Constancia, Filipino singer, actor and dancer * João Donato, Brazilian musician * João de Deus de Nogueira Ramos, Portuguese poet * João Gilberto, Brazilian musician * João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian novelist, short story writer, and diplomat * João Miguel (actor), Brazilian actor * João Nogueira, Brazilian musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Helena Pires Almeida Da Cruz
Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarragona Places Spain * Vera, Almería, a municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia * Vera de Bidasoa, a municipality in the autonomous community of Navarra *La Vera, a comarca in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura United States *Vera, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Vera, Kansas, a ghost town * Vera, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Vera, Oklahoma, a town * Vera, Texas, an unincorporated community * Vera, Virginia, an unincorporated community *Veradale, Washington, originally known as Vera, CDP Elsewhere *Vera, Santa Fe, a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina * Vera Department, an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Santa Fe * Vera, Mato Grosso, Brazil, a municipality * Cape Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damião Da Cruz Medina
Damião is the Portuguese version of the general European name Damian, from the Latin Damianus and, in turn, from the Greek Δαμιανος Damianos which was derived from the Greek word ''δαμαω'' ''damao'' meaning "to tame". Generally a given name, it can also be a family surname. It may refer to: *Cosme Damião, Portuguese footballer *Damião António Franklin, Angolan Catholic bishop *Damião de Góis, Portuguese humanist philosopher (1502–1574) *Damião Vaz d'Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe politician *Leandro Damião, Brazilian footballer *Liberato Damião Ribeiro Pinto, Portuguese military officer and Prime Minister (1880–1949) *Mário Hipólito Damião, Angolan footballer * Pedro Damião, Portuguese chess master (1480–1544) *Wellington Damião Nogueira Marinho, Brazilian footballer *Damião Experiença, Brazilian musician Other * Damião, municipality in Paraíba, Brazil *São Cosme e São Damião, parish in Arcos de Valdevez Arcos de Valdevez () is a concelh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlindo Nascimento Do Rosário
Arlindo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Arlindo Barbeitos (born 1940), Angolan poet *Arlindo Chinaglia (born 1949), Brazilian politician and former President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil 2007–2009 *Arlindo Cruz (born 1958), Brazilian musician, composer and singer, working in the genre of samba and pagode *Arlindo Gomes Furtado (born 1949), the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Mindelo, Cape Verde, from 2003 to 2011 *Arlindo Pena Ben-Ben General Arlindo Pena Ben-Ben served as the military commander of UNITA, one of the three liberation movements that fought against Portuguese colonial rule in Angola. After independence, UNITA and the FNLA fought against the MPLA in the Angolan Civil ... served as the military commander of UNITA in the Angolan Civil War * Arlindo (footballer) (born 1940), Brazilian footballer {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Pedro Maurício Dos Santos
Jorge Pedro Maurício dos Santos (born March 15, 1962) is a Cape Verdean politician who served as president of the National Assembly of Cape Verde The unicameral National Assembly (Portuguese: ''Assembleia Nacional'') is the legislative body of the Republic of Cabo Verde. History National People's Assembly (1975–1991) The country's first legislative election took place in June 1975. ... from 2016 to 2021. Political career Jorge Santos is a member of the Movement for Democracy party. Previously Jorge Santos was mayor of the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santo Antao. After that he served as the second vice president of the National Assembly and Chairman of Movement for Democracy between 2006 and 2009. References 1962 births Living people Presidents of the National Assembly (Cape Verde) Presidents of municipalities in Cape Verde Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) politicians {{CapeVerde-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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